What color is #86947C?

#86947C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86947C?

The RGB value is 134, 148, 124: 134 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86947C?

The complementary color is #8A7C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86947C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86947C color

#86947C rgb(134, 148, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #86947C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58% green and 48.6% blue (134, 148, 124).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#86947C color codes

HEX	`#86947C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 148, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, -9.66, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 14.65, 131.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.059, 27.703, 23.145)`
Decimal	`8819836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86947C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #86947C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86947C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #86947C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86947c; }
.text { color: #86947c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86947c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 148 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86947c, #7c947e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #86947C?: #86947C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86947C?: The RGB value is 134, 148, 124: 134 red, 148 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86947C?: The complementary color is #8A7C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86947C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.